School closing because of Ida storms/flooding risk?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a high school south of Annapolis. https://twitter.com/robbmdwxmedia/status/1433151120575246337?s=21

You are correct. We should definitely close anytime there is a risk of bad weather in the midatlantic. Or any time something bad happens to another school in a different location, even if no injuries occurred. Like, I heard there was a school that partially flooded overnight in NW Montgomery County. Therefore, we should all close. Simple equity.

Obviously we shouldn’t do that, but the forecast called for the likelihood of tornadoes in the region including DC. If the storms had gone further south the tornadoes could’ve happened here. I don’t think they should do early dismissals for every tornado watch, but it sounds like there was more certainty of tornadoes in this case; they just couldn’t predict the location with more precision.

And I forgot to add that flooding was probably the bigger risk with these storms, and while we got less rain this afternoon than was expected, so it’s ot just the (rare and usually not that destructive around here) tornadoes that were an issue.

If a school flooded overnight, that would be a reason to close that one school.

[Anonymous]

We weren’t forecast to get a fifty year rainfall. Are there any DC schools which are prone to flooding?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m so glad we survived that harrowing … rainstorm

A bus with 10 students had to be rescued from flood waters in Frederick, MD. These storms can be unpredictable. Be glad you children did not go through this today.

Frederick was forecast to have more rain. We shouldn’t close things in DC based on an event happening in the sticks of MD.

We closed AFTERCARE. All required educational hours were given in DCPS schools. Aftercare is not a mandated service. Yes it stinks that people had to pick their kids up at 330, but it’s not like there was a single educational impact because of this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a high school south of Annapolis. https://twitter.com/robbmdwxmedia/status/1433151120575246337?s=21

You are correct. We should definitely close anytime there is a risk of bad weather in the midatlantic. Or any time something bad happens to another school in a different location, even if no injuries occurred. Like, I heard there was a school that partially flooded overnight in NW Montgomery County. Therefore, we should all close. Simple equity.

Obviously we shouldn’t do that, but the forecast called for the likelihood of tornadoes in the region including DC. If the storms had gone further south the tornadoes could’ve happened here. I don’t think they should do early dismissals for every tornado watch, but it sounds like there was more certainty of tornadoes in this case; they just couldn’t predict the location with more precision.

And I forgot to add that flooding was probably the bigger risk with these storms, and while we got less rain this afternoon than was expected, so it’s ot just the (rare and usually not that destructive around here) tornadoes that were an issue.

If a school flooded overnight, that would be a reason to close that one school.

I was thinking more of the impact on commuting to school. Plenty of roads are prone to flash flooding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We would never say this with snow. “Frederick got six inches! We should close, even though we are getting less and the streets are clear!”

Of course if we knew the weather would not be so bad then DCPS wouldn’t have cancelled aftercare. They didn’t know that this morning.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm picking up my kids early. We walk a mile through pretty dense, mature trees. I hate to do it, but it's my job to keep my kids safe.

I find it odd that you felt the need to write such a defensive comment lol

Also, if it's your job to keep [your] kids safe, perhaps spring for an Uber or something so you can skip the forest stroll today...

How cute you think everyone can afford cars or taxis whenever.

Or, you know, this ONE allegedly exceptional day. I think you can handle it, especially if it's a trip short enough to be walking distance

[Anonymous]

The closing early was out of line and messed up a lot of people’s work days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love that they cancelled aftercare -- when people could have picked up in perfectly fine weather -- to force us all to pick up in a scrum during the height of the rain. Amazing.

Well, Janney's aftercare was already canceled for the week due to delay in approving their covid protocols, so it was sort of a wash here.